17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
And somebody, Science Applications International Corp. I think, is designing an in-car fingerprint reader / database query-er for cops. So they can check your bona fides on the road sides. bd On Tue, 29 Aug 1995, Dave wrote:
What possible value could the LEAs get by having your thumbprint digitally encoded on your driver's license? It's not like the average cop-on-the-beat is qualified to lift a fingerprint and compare it. Even if he was, how does it benefit that the fingerprint is on the license?
This seems silly.
There are device that will electronicly read fingerprints available now. So with such a device, the LEO would know instantly if you were who you said that you were.